LARGER YARDINGS

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1940, Page 2

LARGER YARDINGS

entries affect prices dominion stock sales i Consequent upon warrner weather and better feeding, larger entries of both cattle and sheep were noticed at #most sale centres of New Zealand this week. i Where the yardings were in excess of the demand slight recessions in price occurred, but, generally, the market remained surprisingly firm. Many entries spoilt the sale from a vendors point of view at Stortford Lodge, where heavy bullocks fell by 3s to 4s a 1001b and lighter sorts by 2s. There was no change : in store cattle, but hoggets were ls to 2s a head cheaper. Similarly. heavy j oxen were easier at Burnside owing to | heavy entries, though other lines re- ; mained unchanged. Contrary to most I other centres, the sheep yarding here I was small and prices reacted accordingI ly, a rise of 2s to 3s a head being report- ; ed. Heavy baconers were not wanted at | this sale, but other pigs sold well. Late 1 rates prevailed for beef at Westfield, vealers were in keen demand, runners were easier but pigs were firm. Here, again, large entries caused a fall in sheep and larnb prices. Sheep were also easier at Addington, where the yarding was much stronger than usual. Cattle were firm and pigs strong. Good saies resulted at Frankton and Wanganui, but many fat sheep resulted in a slackening in price at Masterton. Realisations were as follows: —

Burnside. Cattle: Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £25 17s 6d, prime heavy bullocks £20 7s 6d to £22 2s 6d medium bullocks £15 12s 6d to £19 2s 6d, light bullocks from £12 2s 6d. Extra prime cows and heifers made to £18 2s 6d, prime cows and heifers £13 12s 6d to £16 2s 6d, medium cows and heifers £10 7s 6d to £12 2s 6d, light cows and heifers from £7 7s 6d. Dairy cows had a yarding of 37 head, quality not being good. Best cows at profit made from £7 10s to £9 5s. Late calvers were difficult of sale. Sheep: Extra prime heavy wethers made to 54s 3d prime wethers 46s to 49s 6d, medium wethers 38s 6d to 42s 9d, light wethers from 25s. Extra prime ewes made to 46s 9d, prime heavy 38s 6d to 44s 3d, medium ewes 35s to 37s 6d, light ewes down to 29s 6d. Five spring lambs were forward and sold keenly at up to 37s 6d. Pigs: It was most noticeable that heavy baconers were not wanted, and this class drew little or no competition from buyers, prices being 5s to Ss back on the previous week's rates. Heavy porkers were also easier by 3 to 'is a head. Light porkers on the other hand met a steady sale, late rates being maintained. Heavy baconers made from £4 5s to £4 10s, medium £4 9s to £5, heavy porkers £3 15s to £4 3s, light £2 15s to £3 12s. In the store pig pens 118 were penned, with prices easier by 2s a head. Good stores made 35s to 40s, and weaners 24s to 29s.

Westfield. Cattle: Extra choice ox beef made 3Ss a 1001b, choice and prime 34s to 37s, i prime cow and heifer 30s to 34s, boner ! and rough 23s to 26s. Extra heavy prime i steers made £16 to £17 7s 6d, heavy £14 ) to £15 15s, medium £12 15s to £13 10s, j light £11 to £12, extra heavy prime cows and heifers £M 10s to £13, heavy £8 16s to £10 17s 6d, medium £7 to £8, I others £4 10s to £6 5s. Vealers were keenly sought in a short market. Runners were easier. Runners made from 90s, heavy vealers 130s to 165s. medium 110s to 126s, light and small 20s to 105s, bobby and unfinished 5s to 45s. Sheep: Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly, sold for 42s to 42s 6d, shorn 31s to 33s, heavy 37s to 39s and 29s to 30s, medium 34s to 36s 6d and 27s to 28s, light 31s to 33s and 25s to 26s, unfinished 28s 6d to 30s and 22s 6d to 24s, extra heavy prime ewes 31s to 32s and 23s 6d to 25s. heavy 28s 6d to 30s and 22s 6d to 24s, medium 26s to 27s and 19s to 21s, others 12s to 24s 6d and 5s to 17s 6d. Values eased a shade for a larger lamb entry, prices ranging from 26s to 43s 6d, Pigs: Pigs sold firmly despite a heavier offering. Choppers brought £3 to £4 15s, heavy baconers £4 7s to £4 14s, medium £4 to £4 4s, light £3 16s to £3 19s, heavy porkers £3 9s to £3 15s, medium £3 3s to £3 7s, small and light £2 8s to £2 17s, stores 44s to 53s, slips 34s to 43s, weaners 23s to 36s. Addington. Cattle: Good beef made 50s, with best up to 57s 6d, best steers to £24 17s 6d, good £14 to £22, best heifers to £20 7s 6d, good £12 to £17, best cows to £17 2s 6d, good £9 to £14. Store sheep: There was a larger store sheep yarding, values in.all classes being ls below those of recent saies. Pigs: A small entry of pork met an excellent sale, the average being 8d to 9}d a lb. There was a heavy supply of baconers and prices were easier, the average being 74d to 8d a lb. Sheep: Best wethers made to 56s 4d, and good 40s to 49s, best ewes to 50s, good 30s to 44s. Stortford Lodge. Cattle: Heavy, solidly-finished sorts ranged from £14 2s 6d to £16 12s 6d, two pens of extra prime sorts from the Mana wa tu topping the market at £17 2s 6d. Lighter sorts made £11 17s 6d to £12 7s 6d. Female cattle made values ranging from ' £7 12s 6d to £8 7s 6d for heifers and £8 2s 6d to £11 17s 6d for cows. The store cattle market showed little change. Four-year A.A. bullocks made £9 18s, three-year A.A. steers £8 10s to £8 17s 6d, small £7 12s, two-year A.A. steers in good order £G 10s to 16 15s, small to medium £5 13s. two-year A.A. heifers £5 17s, small £3 10s t.o £4 12s 6d, fattening cows £5 10s to £5 16s. i Sheep: Hoggets in forward order made [ 26s, an oustanding pen, all killable, mak- | ing 29s 4d. Medium peris made 23s to j 24s lOd. Good ewe hoggets brought 32s 9d, small and light 25s 4d, light wethers 25s, good average two and four-tooth wethers 26s 3d. Masterton. Fat sheep: Light fat wethers 34s to 34s 6d, heavy fat. ewes 27s to 28s, medium 24s to 25s 6d, light and unfinished 20s to 21s 6d, fat shorn ewes 20s, fat hoggets 25s 9d to 28s 6d. Store sheep: Forward wethers 29s to 31s 9d, b.f. wethers 30s 6d, ewe hoggets 31s 9d, small 23s to 25s 6d, wether hoggets, medium 20s 4d to 21s 8d, ewes with lambs at foot 13s, all counted. Cattle: Springing heifer £6, fat dairy cow £5 10s. Pigs: Good weaners 31s to 35s, medium 27s to 30s. Wanganui. Sheep: Fal wethers 31s (kl to 35s, prime heavy ewes 27s 6d to 30s. fat 24s 6d to 27s. light 18s 6d to 24s, shorn ewes 20s to 21s, fat hoggets, extra, 30s 6d to 36s 3d, fat 24s 3d to 29s 6d, wether hoggets 36s to 27s, medium ewe hoggets 26s 5d, ewes and lambs 16s 2d, all counted. Cattle: Prime P.A. cows £9 18s to £10 6s, light P.A. heifers £8 2s, prime exdairy cows £8 12s 6d to £9, good £7 5s to £8 10s. light £5 10s to £6 15s, 21year P.A. steers £6 4s, 3-year £6 15s, 2-

year P.A. heifers £5, store Hereford cows £5, store cows £4 to £4 10s, poor boners £1 to £1 10s, yearling Hereford steers £5 3s 6d, small yearling Jersey heifers £3 16s. good guaranteed. dairy cows £9 5s to £13 10s, springing heifers, tops, £9 15s to £11 15s, backward £7 to £8 5s. Pigs: Baconers £3 to £3 15s, porkers £2 5s to £2 18s, stores 24s to 30s, good slips and weaners 25s to 28s, average 20s to 24s, small 14s 6d to 19s. Vealers: Runners £5 7s to £6, vealers £4. Frankton. Newton King Ltd.: Top cattle to £7 17s, others £7 4s to £7 14s, fat Jersey cows £5 15s to £7 5s, boners £3 to £5 5s, fat wethers 26s to 28s 6d, fat ewes 19s, shorn ewe hoggets 31s 9d, baconers £3 10s to £4 10s, porkers and buttermilk pigs £2 10s to £3 5s, stores £2 2s to £2 8s, slips 34s 6d to £2, weaners 25s to 28s 6d. Bulls Sell Well. , Top price of 60 gris. was realised at the eighth annual sale of pedigree Jersey bulls conducted under the auspices of the Morrinsville Jersey Club. There were 30 bulls offered, most of which came forward in excellent condition. The average for the sale was 284 gns. Two-year-olds were in good demand, the lowest price paid being 21s gns. Several changed hands in the vicinity of 30 gns., but the great majority sold between 30 and 40 gns.